Working together for Peterhead 2040

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Peterhead 2040 is about coming together to shape a shared vision for the future of Peterhead and its surrounding communities. The aim is to create a picture of what a successful place looks like by 2040, one that feels meaningful and relevant to the people who live, work, study or visit.

To support this, Aberdeenshire Council and Partner Organisations have been carrying out research and listening to what communities have already told us, alongside creating opportunities for people to get involved and share their views. This work is about building a vision with communities, not just for them.


The Peterhead 2040 Vision Themes

To help turn ideas into action, Peterhead 2040 is shaped around four vision themes. These themes reflect what communities have told us matters most and helps to organise priorities, projects and investment over time. They are not separate silos—many ideas and projects cut across more than one theme.

  • Blue and green natural capital - Protecting and making the most of the coastline, sea and green spaces to support wellbeing, nature and a sustainable future.
  • Skills, Education & Enterprise - Supporting learning, skills and local enterprise so people of all ages can thrive and access future opportunities.
  • Heritage, Townscape & Built Fabric - Celebrating heritage and unique buildings while creating attractive, welcoming places to live, work and spend time.
  • Living Well Locally - Improving everyday quality of life by supporting health, wellbeing, services, housing and strong connected communities.

Together, these themes provide a shared framework for thinking about Peterhead’s future—helping communities, partners and organisations work towards the same long‑term goals while enabling local ideas and priorities to shape what happens on the ground.


Where do we mean?

Peterhead 2040 looks at the area in a few different ways, because places work at different scales:

  • The town centre, where many services, shops and activities come together
  • The whole town of Peterhead, including all neighbourhoods
  • The wider surrounding area, based on the Peterhead Academy catchment area

This means Peterhead 2040 includes Boddam, Cruden Bay, Longhaven and St Fergus, as well as Peterhead itself.

Looking at the bigger picture helps us understand how places, people, assets and investment connect. At the same time, smaller communities can continue to develop their own ideas through Local Place Plans or Community Action Plans, giving people real opportunities to shape what happens locally.


Why does this matter now?

Peterhead is going through a period of significant change. Major projects and investment, such as the new academy, the regeneration of Arbuthnot House, and large‑scale energy transition activity - are creating both opportunities and challenges.

Peterhead 2040 takes a long‑term view, helping us think ahead about how these changes can benefit communities, support wellbeing and strengthen the area for future generations.


Who is involved?

Peterhead 2040 is a shared vision, and everyone has a role to play. Whether you live in the area, work or study here, run a business, volunteer, or simply spend time in Peterhead - you are welcome to be involved.

Community groups, organisations and businesses of all sizes and sectors are also key partners. The timeline on this page shows when and how you can take part, and the work already reflects feedback and engagement that has taken place so far.


How this all fits together

Working across the Buchan area, local community planning brings public services, partners and communities together to improve outcomes by co-ordinating action around shared local priorities.

In Peterhead, this approach is reflected in the Peterhead 2040 vision, which sets out the long‑term direction for the town, and the Peterhead Partnership Place Plan, which provides the framework for turning that vision into action by linking with existing and emerging plans, strategies and projects across the widest possible geography. It will align activity at town, neighbourhood and wider area level, ensuring that plans such as for transport, housing, education, regeneration, culture, health and the environment all contribute to a shared vision.

By taking this broad, place‑based approach, the Partnership Place Plan helps join up work across communities and partners, builds on what is already happening, and focuses collective effort on the priorities and actions that will deliver the greatest benefit for Peterhead and its surrounding areas.

  • Peterhead 2040 sets the long‑term vision.
  • The Peterhead Partnership Place Plan will turn this vision into priorities and actions.
  • Individual plans and projects will help deliver these actions on the ground.

Aligned with the Aberdeenshire Place Strategy, the Partnership Place Plan will use the Place Principle to co-ordinate people, investment and activity around Peterhead, by ensuring decisions are informed by local voices and are focused on making the greatest positive difference for Peterhead and its surrounding communities.

To find out more about Place Plans in Aberdeenshire, please click here


What will happen next?

These Hub pages will be updated regularly with:

  • News and information
  • Opportunities to share your views
  • Links to related projects to show what is happening across the area


How can I have my say?

There will be online activities and in‑person events added to our ‘Be Part of Peterhead 2040’ section of this Hub as the work develops.

You can also share your thoughts at any time. We’d love to hear your vision for Peterhead in 2040—what matters to you, what you’d like to see change, and what you want to protect for the future. Please add your ideas below under “Peterhead 2040 – what is your vision?”

Peterhead 2040 is about coming together to shape a shared vision for the future of Peterhead and its surrounding communities. The aim is to create a picture of what a successful place looks like by 2040, one that feels meaningful and relevant to the people who live, work, study or visit.

To support this, Aberdeenshire Council and Partner Organisations have been carrying out research and listening to what communities have already told us, alongside creating opportunities for people to get involved and share their views. This work is about building a vision with communities, not just for them.


The Peterhead 2040 Vision Themes

To help turn ideas into action, Peterhead 2040 is shaped around four vision themes. These themes reflect what communities have told us matters most and helps to organise priorities, projects and investment over time. They are not separate silos—many ideas and projects cut across more than one theme.

  • Blue and green natural capital - Protecting and making the most of the coastline, sea and green spaces to support wellbeing, nature and a sustainable future.
  • Skills, Education & Enterprise - Supporting learning, skills and local enterprise so people of all ages can thrive and access future opportunities.
  • Heritage, Townscape & Built Fabric - Celebrating heritage and unique buildings while creating attractive, welcoming places to live, work and spend time.
  • Living Well Locally - Improving everyday quality of life by supporting health, wellbeing, services, housing and strong connected communities.

Together, these themes provide a shared framework for thinking about Peterhead’s future—helping communities, partners and organisations work towards the same long‑term goals while enabling local ideas and priorities to shape what happens on the ground.


Where do we mean?

Peterhead 2040 looks at the area in a few different ways, because places work at different scales:

  • The town centre, where many services, shops and activities come together
  • The whole town of Peterhead, including all neighbourhoods
  • The wider surrounding area, based on the Peterhead Academy catchment area

This means Peterhead 2040 includes Boddam, Cruden Bay, Longhaven and St Fergus, as well as Peterhead itself.

Looking at the bigger picture helps us understand how places, people, assets and investment connect. At the same time, smaller communities can continue to develop their own ideas through Local Place Plans or Community Action Plans, giving people real opportunities to shape what happens locally.


Why does this matter now?

Peterhead is going through a period of significant change. Major projects and investment, such as the new academy, the regeneration of Arbuthnot House, and large‑scale energy transition activity - are creating both opportunities and challenges.

Peterhead 2040 takes a long‑term view, helping us think ahead about how these changes can benefit communities, support wellbeing and strengthen the area for future generations.


Who is involved?

Peterhead 2040 is a shared vision, and everyone has a role to play. Whether you live in the area, work or study here, run a business, volunteer, or simply spend time in Peterhead - you are welcome to be involved.

Community groups, organisations and businesses of all sizes and sectors are also key partners. The timeline on this page shows when and how you can take part, and the work already reflects feedback and engagement that has taken place so far.


How this all fits together

Working across the Buchan area, local community planning brings public services, partners and communities together to improve outcomes by co-ordinating action around shared local priorities.

In Peterhead, this approach is reflected in the Peterhead 2040 vision, which sets out the long‑term direction for the town, and the Peterhead Partnership Place Plan, which provides the framework for turning that vision into action by linking with existing and emerging plans, strategies and projects across the widest possible geography. It will align activity at town, neighbourhood and wider area level, ensuring that plans such as for transport, housing, education, regeneration, culture, health and the environment all contribute to a shared vision.

By taking this broad, place‑based approach, the Partnership Place Plan helps join up work across communities and partners, builds on what is already happening, and focuses collective effort on the priorities and actions that will deliver the greatest benefit for Peterhead and its surrounding areas.

  • Peterhead 2040 sets the long‑term vision.
  • The Peterhead Partnership Place Plan will turn this vision into priorities and actions.
  • Individual plans and projects will help deliver these actions on the ground.

Aligned with the Aberdeenshire Place Strategy, the Partnership Place Plan will use the Place Principle to co-ordinate people, investment and activity around Peterhead, by ensuring decisions are informed by local voices and are focused on making the greatest positive difference for Peterhead and its surrounding communities.

To find out more about Place Plans in Aberdeenshire, please click here


What will happen next?

These Hub pages will be updated regularly with:

  • News and information
  • Opportunities to share your views
  • Links to related projects to show what is happening across the area


How can I have my say?

There will be online activities and in‑person events added to our ‘Be Part of Peterhead 2040’ section of this Hub as the work develops.

You can also share your thoughts at any time. We’d love to hear your vision for Peterhead in 2040—what matters to you, what you’d like to see change, and what you want to protect for the future. Please add your ideas below under “Peterhead 2040 – what is your vision?”

Page last updated: 04 Feb 2026, 08:53 AM